Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen....
Is Often Used As A Warning Regarding The Extreme Midday Heat In Certain Parts Of The World.
The Expression Is Believed To Have Been Coined By Rudyard Kipling And Was Popularized As A Line In The 1931 Song "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" With Noel Coward, Mocking The Behavior Of The English When In Hot Countries.
Anyway, On What Was At The Time, The Hottest Day Of The Year (Until That Was Beaten The Following Day And Became The Hottest Day Ever In The UK) I Had The Misfortune To Be Patrolling From Willenhall To Bushbury When GBRf's 66777 'Annette' Powering 6G99, The 06.42 Tunstead to Banbury Passed Me Just South Of Bushbury Junction On The Freight Only Grand Junction Line, Running 24 Minutes Late.
Monday 18th July 2022
Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen....
Is Often Used As A Warning Regarding The Extreme Midday Heat In Certain Parts Of The World.
The Expression Is Believed To Have Been Coined By Rudyard Kipling And Was Popularized As A Line In The 1931 Song "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" With Noel Coward, Mocking The Behavior Of The English When In Hot Countries.
Anyway, On What Was At The Time, The Hottest Day Of The Year (Until That Was Beaten The Following Day And Became The Hottest Day Ever In The UK) I Had The Misfortune To Be Patrolling From Willenhall To Bushbury When GBRf's 66777 'Annette' Powering 6G99, The 06.42 Tunstead to Banbury Passed Me Just South Of Bushbury Junction On The Freight Only Grand Junction Line, Running 24 Minutes Late.
Monday 18th July 2022